Centralized Traffic Control – Korea Railroad

Korea Railroad switched from Informix to Altibase for its centralized traffic control system to have its traffic quality control in real time.

Use Case: CTC (Centralized Traffic Control)

Current Customers: KORAIL

Industry: Manufacturing

Who

Korea Railroad (KORAIL) is a public entity responsible for government-owned rail operations and has been in service for 114 years in South Korea. The Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) that KORAIL uses is a surveillance and control system operated by the central control tower for all railroad operations.

Problem

KORAIL needed to integrate 2 KTX control systems to cover KTX Line 1 and 2. It needed a DBMS that could process data quickly and enable non-stop service even during a failure for its integrated control systems.

KORAIL needed a DBMS that could process massive volumes of monitoring information in real time in various disastrous events.

KORAIL needed a DBMS that supports its non-stop STRATUS server.

Solution

KORAIL switched from Informix to Altibase for high performance in 2010, which enabled location data collection in real time.

For its proven reliability, Altibase was selected to support non-stop service by STRATUS-supplied equipment.

Results

Real time monitoring enabled KORAIL to control railroad operations immediately, even during a disaster, and minimized catastrophic consequences.